tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25148934646501109752024-02-18T22:18:56.241-08:00Words and PagesMy thoughts. My Work. Rohit Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436124531256068146noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514893464650110975.post-27517239996918359892016-08-14T21:08:00.001-07:002016-08-14T21:17:37.316-07:00Mohenjo Daro Review - A Movie You Cannot Afford To Skip. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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considered as one of the most anticipated movies of 2016. But its hype got
dented due to mixed response to its trailer. Competition from a more appealing
movie (Rustom) also did not help Mohenjo Daro’s cause.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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not go to watch the movie. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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constitutes of Oscar nominee Ashutosh Gowariker, Performance Powerhouse Hrithik
Roshan, Oscar Winner AR Rahman, and the Legendry Jaaved Akhtar. How could a
prolific team of such experts go wrong? I had this question in my mind, when I
went to watch Mohenjo Daro. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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spoiler-free review of ‘Mohenjo Daro’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The theatre, to my surprise,
was 90% full. I had expected not more than 30-40% occupancy. The movie started,
and the first scene itself resulted in a loud cheer by the audience. It was the
perfect start to the movie, and I felt goosebumps already. Then the audience
was greeted with enthralling sets of Mohenjo Daro, which either Ashutosh
Gowariker, or Sanjay Leela Bhansali can create. Yes, the sets were not glossy
like Bajirao Mastani or Jodhaa Akbar, but, then, it is Mohenjo Daro. How can it
be glossy? Being an avid lover of History, I noted small things which Ashutosh
has taken care of – the brick-laid roads, the houses, the architecture of
Mohenjo Daro’s civilization, the paintings on the walls, the clay pots, the
drums, the figurines, Indigo Farming etc. For a normal viewer, who loves to see
glossy sets and outfits, the first half may look slow and boring. But for me,
it was a beautiful experience. Hrithik Roshan looked charming. His boyish looks
were similar to Kaho Na Pyaar Hai days. His friend ‘Hojo’ made me smile, and
laugh. Their bonding was endearing. Pooja Hegde looked ravishing. Yes, there
was nothing special in the Love Story, but it was 2016 BC. It has to be clichéd!
It is not a modern day love story. Hrithik Roshan’s transformation from lover
boy into a fighter was tremendous. You give any scene to him, and he will take
it to a different level. One of the best parts of First Half was the songs. AR
Rahman’s music, and Hrithik’s graceful dance moves … what more you want?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Second Half started
with a ‘Bang Bang’. The arena scene, in which Hrithik combats with two giants,
matched the level of Gladiator. In fact, expressions and energy of Hrithik was
far better than many of the Hollywood heroes, who have performed such scenes.
The climax was the best part of the movie. No spoilers here. You have to watch
it! I was not expecting this. The crowd clapped and cheered for Hrithik,
whenever ‘Sarman’ did something special. And, he gave them many reasons to
cheer and clap. Kabir Bedi deserves a special mention too. He has a roaring
voice. He was menacing and lethal. AR Rahman's background music will give you goosebumps. Editing is crisp. They have deleted 'Sarsariya' song as well, to keep the film as short as possible. The cinematography is top class. The VFX is good (not the best). The action scenes are mind-blowing. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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High! When I walked out of the theatre, I stayed in Mohenjo Daro’s trance for
quite a long time. The climax kept on replaying in my mind. Then I thought, why
critics gave such response to a great movie. Maybe most of them don’t know
anything about Indus Valley, and thus made fun of the props, the dresses, and
the architecture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mohenjo Daro is a must
watch for a lover of good cinema. Today we call Swades a cult-classic. It is
because of us that Swades had bombed at the box-office. Lagaan too had
struggled to recover its costs, and was saved by its second half, which was a
cricket match. Sadly, Mohenjo Daro is also heading towards the same fate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It is high time we ignore
critics, and start believing in our own instincts. If I had gone by critics’
reviews I would have definitely missed an opportunity to watch a great movie on
big screen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mujahideen, as per Wikipedia, is designated a terrorist </span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">organisation</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> by India,
the European Union, and the United States. The Government of India had
announced Rs 1 million bounty for finding him. He enjoyed a ‘fan-following’ on
social media, and was known for posting videos in which he appealed the youth
to join Hizbul Mujahideen. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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2016, Burhan and his two accomplices were killed in an encounter in Bundoora
village of Kokernag. The mission was carried by the joint team of Special
Operations Group of the J&K Police and 19 Rashtriya Rifles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of one of the deadliest terrorist </span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">organisations</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> was dead. But little did anyone
know that his death would result in more deaths, more injuries, more tears, and
more pain. As soon as the news of Burhan’s death spread, belligerent protests erupted
in some of areas of Kashmir Valley. Curfew was imposed. Internet services were
cut. Food supplies stopped. Shops were closed, with their shutters carrying
‘love messages’ for Burhan. Weddings were postponed. Tourists, who were
planning to visit Kashmir, cancelled their tickets. The beautiful heaven on
earth had come to a lethal still. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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anger against the men in uniform, Burhan Wani received a heroic funeral in his
home town Tral. Draped in a Pakistani Flag, his funeral was attended by
thousands, and was given a 21-gun salute by his fellow militants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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veteran of anti-insurgency operations in Kashmir, has penned an open letter to
the dead Burhan Wani. In his open letter, he stresses that though Wani is being
hailed as hero and martyr in Kashmir, he was, in reality, a terrorist. Major
Arya clearly states that even if Wani had escaped the encounter, he would have
been eventually killed, sooner or later. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Major Arya stressed on
the fact that how the power and talent of youth is being wasted in Kashmir. He
rightly points out that the young men, like Wani, can become Doctors,
Engineers, Archaeologists, and Programmers, but, sadly, some of them choose to
lift the guns, for the wrong cause.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an engineer, a doctor, an </span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">archaeologist</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> or a software programmer but your fate
drew you to the seductive world of social media, with its instant celebrity
hood and all encompassing fame. You posted pictures on the internet with your
“brothers”, all you fine young Rambos holding assault rifles and radio sets. It
was right out of Hollywood. Your rifle’s fire selector switch was set to “safe”
and your weapon rested on your shoulder. I know it’s too late to advise you on
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out how the youth never sees why the sons of the leaders of Hurriyat Conference
are ‘safely’ settled in abroad, or away from Kashmir. Major Arya says – <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #484848; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; padding: 0in;">I wish we had met and I could have explained to you (before
killing you) that the old men of the Hurriyat Conference are like leech. They
feed on the blood of men. They send young Kashmiris to face the Indian Army.
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their sons living abroad, pursuing professions other than jihad. Name one
relative of Syed Ali Geelani, the head of the Hurriyat Conference, who is
fighting the so-called Indian “occupation”? His son Nayeem Geelani is a doctor
in Rawalpindi, and lives under the patronage of the Pakistani ISI. Zahoor, his
second son, lives in South Delhi. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s sister Rabia is a
doctor in the US. Mariyam Andrabi, sister of head of the radical
Dukhtran-e-Millat, Asiya Andrabi, along with her family lives in Malaysia.
Every Kashmiri separatist leader’s daughter or son is rich and safe, outside
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will him, just like they terminated Wani. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chose to wage war against India. Like for all other such perpetrators in the
past, it didn’t go too well for you. When you choose to fight against the
Indian Army, know this; THEY WILL KILL YOU.</span></em><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has no religion, and a terrorist should be treated like a terrorist, not like a
martyr. At the same time, we also believe that it is unfair to link terrorism
to one particular religion. The word ‘Islam’ has been derived from Arabic word
‘Salema’, which means peace and purity. Those who are lifting the guns to
destroy the peace and sanctity of our motherland, are definitely not humans. They
are neither Hindu, nor Muslim, because no religion teaches or preaches
terrorism. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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terrorists, and those who are willing to avenge Wani’s killing, have forgotten
that it was Indian Army who had saved them when Kashmir was battling floods. It
was Indian Army who had always tried to protect them from all the evils. The
Indian Army is for the protection and safety of every Indian. Now, with curfew
imposed in Kashmir, tourism, which is the basic earning of the state, has come
to standstill. Kashmir is a beautiful valley, arguably the most beautiful
hill-station of India. It is rightly called as the God’s heaven on earth. Let’s
not destroy it with guns, bullets, and blood. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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us our motherland. And we will never allow any terrorist, irrespective of his
religion, caste, colour, and sex, to get away. A terrorist is a terrorist, and
as Major Arya has rightly said, he should be treated the way Wani has been
treated by the Indian Army. Jai Hind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rohit Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436124531256068146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514893464650110975.post-80895885886969424352015-12-31T08:23:00.001-08:002016-01-06T18:41:38.175-08:00Thank You '2015'!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
2015 is over! They say … if you feel that the time has elapsed quickly, then you had a great time. 2015 indeed was a great year for me. <br />
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Though it didn’t start on a promising note, when I hurt myself, and was ‘almost’ bed-ridden for more than two months. Thank you to my family, friends (including my office colleagues) for their good wishes, which helped me in the speedy recovery.<br />
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The rest of the year flew away in planning and preparing for my sister’s wedding (27 Nov 2015). Shopping, Shopping, and some more shopping! Phew, it was an experience to plan and conduct a perfect wedding. Glad she is happy! Yay! <br />
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Books kept me busy. Though I didn’t have a single release this year! Damn! I guess I am writing at a snail’s pace. I need to work on it (one of my 2016’s resolution). I finished 12 HOURS’ Hindi Translation, and also completed my next Romance-Thriller (It took 3 years!). Thanks to all of you for being patient with me. You all are special.<br />
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Te Amo… I LOVE YOU reached a milestone (now I have an awesome gang of 40k readers), and we released a special GOLD Edition. <br />
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Office was hectic too. Can’t share the details. Company’s policy! :-) :-)<br />
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Yes! I fulfilled my resolution too! I am still bachelor :P :D <br />
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So 2015 was yet another great year for me! I hope it went well for you too. 2016 is going to be yet another important year for me (good/bad, I don’t know yet!) <br />
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I wish all of you a very Happy New Year 2016. Stay happy, stay healthy, spread love, and be good. Enough of my speech. Enjoy the NEW YEAR EVE. <br />
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016. <br />
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Rohit Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436124531256068146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514893464650110975.post-58835896672692948582015-12-12T17:48:00.004-08:002016-01-06T18:42:34.825-08:00100th Post - Te Amo I Love You's 3rd Anniversary. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rohit Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436124531256068146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514893464650110975.post-56212864742476190712015-12-12T04:08:00.003-08:002015-12-12T04:10:34.500-08:00Interview with Writer Nikita Tak<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Let’s welcome to my blog, <b>Rohit Sharma,</b> the
author “Te Amo I Love You”, an enticing romance-thriller smash hit, and “12
HOURS”, an enthralling anthology.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Thank you, Nikita. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Firstly, congratulations on the 3<sup>rd</sup>
anniversary of your book "Te Amo I Love You". <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Muchas Gracias (Thanks a
lot). Third anniversary! Phew! It has been fantastic three years of my life. I
still remember the day (July 2008), when I had eventually finalised the climax
of ‘Te Amo’. The book took more than 4 years to complete (from idea to
published work), and it was a journey with lots of ups and downs. Now, when I
look back at those 4 years (2008-2012), I feel content. The hard work, the
sweat, the frustration, the patience has finally paid off. Over the last 3
years, I have earned over 40k readers, and much more love and adulation. ‘Te
Amo’ was a big risk, but the God above, and the readers have been extremely
kind to me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sharma:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> I have no fashion sense
whatsoever. I wear what I like, or what my sister forces me to wear. I am not a
fashion freak, but I love my Bracelet, and my collection of Black Suits. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Your favourite food<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Love whatever Mom cooks. But
‘Sarason Ka Saag’ is my all time favourite. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Your favourite dessert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">I love Ice Creams! I have a
sweet tooth! Give me anything sweet, and I will gobble it up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Perfect attire for a date<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">It depends on various things
– weather, time, place etc. In summers, I will probably prefer a pair of jeans
and a t-shirt. In winters, and especially if the place is a classy one, I will
go for a semi-formal look (Black suit, with a matching shirt). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Tell you what … you ask me something, and I start
imagining. Writer instincts, I guess. I have never been on a date, so I have no
fixed answer. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Your favourite perfume<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">For myself - Issey Miyake,
Hugo Boss, Davidoff … but if I have to choose one, I will go with Issey Miyake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">On females, I love ‘212 Sexy by Carolina Herrera’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Your 2 A.M friend<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">My family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Things you can’t live without<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">I will positively die
without Food, Air, and Water. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> One thing you want to change about yourself<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">I try for perfection in
everything I do. Nothing bad in it, but I, sometimes, irritate others. Ask the
cover designers of my books. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Gladly, most of the people
don’t complain. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> What you do to relax?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Lots of things – Books,
Movies, Sports, Gym, Travel, Social-Networking. There are so many things to do
in life, with so little time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Movie that brings smile to your face<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Namaste London and Zindagi
Na Milegi Dobara<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Million dollar (happiest) moment of your life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">The happiness on my sister’s
face, the day she got married. It was a tough, but one of the happiest days of
my life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Reviews by some readers, whose lives got changed
after reading my books, was overwhelming. Also the proud look on my Mom &
Dad’s faces whenever I did (or will do) something good in life. Luckily, God
has blessed me with numerous happy moments </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">
(touchwood).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Embarrassing moment of your life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">My jeans ditched me once while
playing a game of Table-Tennis. Luckily I had a jacket, which I wrapped around
my waist, and drove back home. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> What you love to write more, stories or poetries?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Novels. (Romance-Thrillers
preferably)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Favourite
Author/Authors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nicholas Sparks, Sidney
Sheldon, Amitav Ghosh, and Ashwin Sanghi. Among my contemporaries, I truly
appreciate and love Novoneel’s work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Favourite
Poet/Poets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">I rarely ready poetry, and I
have surely missed work by many brilliant poets. Among the ones I have read, I
like Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poems. They are truly inspirational. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Favourite
Actor/Actors and Actress/Actresses<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Hrithik Roshan and
Aishwarya Rai / Penelope Cruz. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> What was the spark/flame of inspiration for you,
before you began writing this first ravishing novel? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Love and craziness for
Spain and their culture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Would you like to dedicate your first novel to
someone? If yes, to whom and why? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">To everyone who believe in
the power of Love, and also to those who don’t. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Other secret skills you cherish<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">I am a better dancer than a
writer, and I am a good cook too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Your secret to
success<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">My Mantra – “Success is temporary.
Stay grounded, and keep working hard.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> What would you
do if you win 1 Crore rupees?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit Sharma:
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Let’s be pragmatic here. I
will pay off my house loan, and from the remaining amount (which will be
enough, I guess) I will open a decent school/hospital, for the needy, on my
mother’s name. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> If you had a
last wish?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Most of what I had ever
wished for, has already been fulfilled. I have no new wishes, at the moment.
But if some sort of Gennie appears and tells me that it’s my last day, and I
have one wish to make, I will ask for good health and happiness of my loved
ones. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> Message for
emerging writers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: A few important points – <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Don’t write for money. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Don’t follow the herd. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Continuously improve your
writing skills and vocab.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Write ‘Good’ stories, and by
good I mean, stories which I have some depth and meaning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">5.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Write that can make someone
smile, or cry, or fall in love, or can bring a change in the society.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">6.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Don’t be afraid of
experimenting. Success will not teach you anything. Failure can. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">7.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Be patient, and don’t follow
shortcuts. Success is sweeter when it is earned the hard way! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">8.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Most importantly . . . fall
in love with your work, only then the readers will love it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Nikita
Tak: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Thank you for taking time to interact, wish you
success in all your future endeavours!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Rohit
Sharma: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Thank you, Nikita, for
giving me an opportunity to share my thoughts, and for celebrating Te Amo’s
anniversary. It is, indeed, a very special gesture. I am grateful. Thank you.</span></div>
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Rohit Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436124531256068146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514893464650110975.post-32316756308993959712014-03-13T12:07:00.001-07:002016-01-06T18:43:22.126-08:00Review of Te Amo... I LOVE YOU by Meghant Parmar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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been a surge of writers for the past couple of years and romance has been a hot
favorite genre for most of them. Some of them have clicked with the readers and
some didn't. Rohit Sharma debuts with his novel "Te Amo: I Love You"
in this cut throat competition to leave a mark on readers. Did he nailed it to
perfection or it's just another piece of work lost in the maze of books? Let's
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when you life the book in your hands the glossy feel and the cover page of the
book makes you fall in love with it instantly. The blurb behind the book is
convincing enough to generate fair amount of interest among the readers. But
what Rohit Sharma did with the content inside the book is something which is
unexplainable. He nailed the book to perfection. If ever you want to cherish an
Indian fiction work in your bookshelf this'll be one book which will find a
special place for itself. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span><b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Rohit Sharma has churned out a story
with an extensive research work on Spanish culture mixed with an Indian
protagonist with some high octane action and not to forget the the journey of
love, sacrifices and plethora of emotions which make an everlasting impression
on the mind of the readers. The story revolves around Aryan our Indian hero
with classy looks, a self made man and head strong not to fall in love and
Isabella a Spanish girl who is beautiful, gorgeous and will sweep our hero of
his feet completely. But this journey contains a rough and rocky patch ahead
when a villain Ethan comes into the picture. From there on it's
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</span><b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The story is brilliant. The plot IS
exceptional. Rohit seems to have worked out each and every detail in this book
to perfection while penning it down. Flaws are hard to find and the hype
surrounding the book is justified. Each & every word, the Spanish culture,
merger of two souls into one, the thrill and the tough choices one has to make
& the support of the others have been portrayed to perfection. I would have
been disappointed if the Spanish title wouldn't have match the content of the
book but Rohit's use of Spanish culture shows the amount of efforts put down to
get it absolutely right and he has done it with ease.</span></b><b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></span><br />
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Rohit Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436124531256068146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514893464650110975.post-11964273105811139002014-01-27T20:27:00.001-08:002014-02-21T05:47:02.168-08:00Praise for 12 HOURS - Dainik Bhaskar - January 16 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="introTxt" id="print_div" style="font-family: Bhaskar_WEB_Intro_Test; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: orange;">रिश्तों और जज़्बातों को गहराई से छूती है। दिल्ली के महावीर पब्लिशर्स द्वारा प्रकाशित इस</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="introTxt" id="print_div" style="font-family: Bhaskar_WEB_Intro_Test; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: orange;">पर लेखक-लेखिका की तस्वीरों को बहुत ही खूबसूरती के साथ पिरोया गया है, जो अपने आप</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="introTxt" id="print_div" style="font-family: Bhaskar_WEB_Intro_Test; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: orange;">क्रोध से नुकसान, सच्चा प्रेम, छोटे-उम्र में शादी, दहेज प्रथा, घरेलू हिंसा, माता-पिता के प्रति</span></b></span><br />
<span class="introTxt" id="print_div" style="font-family: Bhaskar_WEB_Intro_Test; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: orange;">इज़्ज़त, बलत्कार, दोस्ती, आतंकवाद, और आम आदमी की हिम्मत पर बहुत ही खूबसूरती</span></b></span><br />
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I am back to blogging after a long break! Sharing the cover page of my second book - 12 HOURS, which I have co-authored with <b><span style="color: blue;">Mahi Singla</span></b>. The book was released on September 1, 2013, and this is what a few newspapers have to say about the book -<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>“Innovative cover and well-written stories revolving around various social issues ... One word - Brilliant!” Dainik Jagran</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>“Different emotions expressed beautifully.” – Times Of India </i></span></div>
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<b><u>Back Cover Synopsis of 12 HOURS</u></b></div>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love, Pain, Joy, Sorrow, Trust, Deceit, Excitement, Repentance, Respect, Humiliation, Loneliness and Anger</span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We all have been a part of these intense emotions, which our heart experiences. We grow among them, feeling them, living them every minute, every hour, and our life is incomplete without them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">12 HOURS is a collection of twelve engrossing and beautifully written stories, which express different emotions and pour out the essence of different relationships. Some stories will make you laugh, while some will shed your tears. Some stories will spread a lesson, while some will electrify your spine. Some stories will make you fall in love, while some will motivate you to succeed. Each story will try to touch one or the other emotion that is nested inside us.</span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In a nutshell, every hour of 12 HOURS will take you on a completely different journey by putting you amid the intriguing lives of the various characters, the characters that look very much real like all of us, the characters that belong to one or the other hour of our life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Visit Homeshop18, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Ebay, Amazon, Infibeam, Bookadda to order your copy.</span><br />
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It was pleasure meeting Hussain Kuwajerwala, who is not only a fine actor, dancer and host, but a humble human being too. I gifted him Te Amo... I LOVE YOU, and he has promised to read it and revert back with his views.<br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: red;">Kuch aisa lagaa ik ajnabi se mil ke</span></strong></em><br />
<em><br /></em><em><strong><span style="color: red;">Jaise janmo se hai us se dil ka rishta koi…</span></strong></em><br />
<em><br /></em><em><strong><span style="color: red;">Koi jaadu kiya uski ik jhalak ne</span></strong></em><br />
<em><br /></em><em><strong><span style="color: red;">Jaise baithe the sirf uske sajde mein kahin… </span></strong></em></div>
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Delhi ... Mumbai ... Chandigarh
... Amritsar ... Bangalore ... London ... Dallas ... Paris ... Las Vegas ...
These are some of the cities which I have visited in the past few years, and
there are many more beautiful cities, around the globe, which I would love to
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One such city, which I always
wanted to visit, was <b>Jaipur - the PINK
CITY of India</b>.<b> </b>The opportunity fell
into my lap on 21<sup>st</sup> March 2013, when I received a call from Prerna
Jain, student coordinator at the Renaissance fest at <b>Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre (JECRC)</b>. She requested me to come over as a guest
speaker for an event on March 24<sup>th</sup>, to motivate the students and
also invited me to talk about my debut novel <b>‘Te Amo... I LOVE YOU’</b>. She informed me that they have also invited my friend and fellow author, <b>Mahi Singla</b>, for the same purpose. Both
Mahi and I gladly accepted their kind invitation, and eagerly waited to
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We had a small duration of two
days to do the entire preparation for the event – the speeches, the
presentations, the videos etc. Thankfully, Sunill Kaushik from Ink Studios,
shared our burden, and prepared one such video for our upcoming short story
anthology <b>'12 HOURS'</b>. He did a commendable job, in such a short time-frame.
Meanwhile, Mahi and I worked on our motivational speeches, and prepared a video
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Finally, with all the preparation done, we reached Jaipur on 24<sup>th</sup> March. The college authorities were
kind and supportive enough to provide us with the travel and stay
facilities. After a bit of rest and tasty food, in college’s guest room, we
reached JECRC at 12:30 p.m. Our event was scheduled at 1 p.m.</div>
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I was highly impressed by the
care and concern which the college authorities showed toward us. We received a
very warm welcome, both from the students and the teachers, right at the
entrance gate of the college. We roam
around the college a bit, and saw various other events that were going on. The
fest, <i>Renaissance</i>, was in its full throttle. It was a festive atmosphere, and
it reminded me of my own college days. Yes, I still miss the days when I used
to dance on the stage. </div>
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Our event started right on time. All
the preparations were immaculate. When Mahi and I entered the auditorium, it
was already bustling with audience. They welcomed us with a loud cheer and
applause. It was good to see that there was an audience, who was ready to
attend an event related to authors and books, when events like dance/singing
were going on in parallel. It certainly gave me the much needed confidence
boost. I must admit, no matter how many colleges I have visited in the past,
there is always a sense of anxiety just before an event. </div>
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Finally, the event started with
my speech. I gave a 12-15 minute long speech, and stressed upon the elements
like success, failure, dreams, and of course, I spoke about ‘Te Amo... I LOVE
YOU’, and a bit about '12 HOURS',
too. I narrated my journey of becoming a
writer, from an engineer, and tried to motivate the upcoming engineers of
JECRC. I am not sure how motivated the students felt after my speech. The video
presentation that depicted the journey of my debut book was received with
overwhelming response. The trailer of ‘Te
Amo... I LOVE YOU’, titled Celebration of Love, was then played, and the
audience was transfixed to the screen. The trailer was welcomed with much
bigger response. Somehow, the video presentations always work better than the
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But, Mahi proved it wrong. She
received audience applause three times, during her 10 minute speech. It was her
first speech, and she hit the bull’s eye. She spoke about how she became a
writer accidentally ... her meeting with the bestselling author Subhasis Das, who
offered her to co-author him in his book – <b>‘I.T.
Hurts’</b>. She also spoke about her love for reading and writing, especially writing short stories. She narrated
her journey of scripting '12 HOURS',
and how she and I ended up co-authoring it. Her one-liners in Hindi were hugely applauded by the audience. The trailer of '12 HOURS', which Sunill Kaushik had prepared for us, was then played after Mahi’s speech. The trailer was received
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The next was the audience
interaction round. I must appreciate JECRC audience for being so interactive. I
loved their questions, and replied to them with all the honesty. Mahi and I had
deliberately thought of making the event more interactive. Hence, we invited
students to showcase their talents, like
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JECRC audience crossed our
expectations. They participated in a big number, and we gifted them the signed
copies of ‘Te Amo... I LOVE YOU’. It was followed by the formal book signing
event, and the photography session. JECRC
also presented us with the beautiful trophies, and the event came to a
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On the whole, the event was
perfectly managed by Prerna, Nishtha, Rishi, and their entire team. Thumbs up
to them! I am very thankful to them, and the entire team of JECRC, for inviting
us to their college, and giving us an opportunity to share our thoughts and
work. I am also thankful to them for the warmth, love and care they showered on
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Sadly, I could not see the real
Jaipur city. It was a Sunday, and everything was closed. Maybe next time! But
Prerna, along with Parul, took Mahi and me to a mall, where we enjoyed shopping
and food. Let me correct ... the girls did the shopping ... I enjoyed the food!</div>
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The day ended on a great note, when I saw my book at <b>‘Maheshwari Book Stall’</b> at Sindi Camp Bus stand.</div>
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Overall, it was a memorable day in Jaipur!
<b>JAI HO JAIPUR!</b> </div>
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">‘Spicy Bites of Biryani’</span></u></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">is the first novel by <span class="apple-converted-space"><b>Mrs. </b></span><strong>Ashwina Garg</strong>. It is the sweet and spicy tale of four completely different characters – Sanjay, Aditi, Mayank and Jayshree. Sanjay is a US returned software millionaire, who has returned to India, after selling his company, tolook for a perfect bride. He is already into his thirties and feels that his life has reached a point, where he should have a wife. Moreover, he recentlyhad a breakup, when his girlfriend, Sheetal, ditched him. Aditi is a young, beautiful, but a commitment-phobic writer, who has switched boyfriends constantly, and has perfected the art of breakups. She is chirpy, fun loving, outspoken,a typical girl next door, who is going through a horrendous writer’s block. Mayank and Jayshree are married to each other, a picture perfect couple, at least in pictures. Their wedding is marred by the expectations of the relatives and families, monotonous work and hectic schedule, which leaves them with no time to enjoy their togetherness. They work. They fight. They love, and they fight again, and they work!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Now, when Sanjay lands up in India, after selling his software company, he meets Mayank, Jayshree and, their friend Aditi. Sanjay was senior to Mayank in their college days, and he was senior to both Mayank and Jayshree when they worked for Apache. Sanjay befriends with Aditi, and the latter takes up the responsibility to find the perfect match for Sanjay. She even fixes his date with one of her friends, Sujaya. But Sanjay finds the calorie conscious Sujaya completely opposite to his choice. Meanwhile, the relatives are too excited to see an eligible bachelor, and they all get busy in the match-making. But, Sanjay slowly gets attracted towards the bubbly Aditi, who is afraid of any sort of commitment. They both then decides to enter in a contractual-based relationship, where there will be love, commitment, but no future. They all then go on a vacation to Phuket, and the relationship between Sanjay and Aditi, and Mayank and Jayshree goes through all sorts of ups and downs. Aditi tries her best to prove the perfect companion to Sanjay, shedding her change-boyfriend-everyday image. She takes care of him perfectly, and also tries to change herself, just for him. Sanjay, jolted by a breakup, tries his best to keep Aditi happy, but his over-possessive nature results into constant fights. Mayank and Jayshree’s marital life goes through a lot of ups and downs. Mayank wants to have a baby, where Jayshree is not ready. Moreover, their hectic work schedule leaves them with less time for each other.And, the constant nagging from the relatives adds icing on the cake of their marital woes. Now the question is – Will Aditi overcome her phobia, and agree to marry Sanjay? Will Sanjay be able to shed his over-possessiveness and accept Aditi, as she is? And, will Mayank and Jayshree solve their marital issues, and will truly be a perfect wedded couple? To find out, savour the spicy Biryani of their lives, by reading this book. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">‘Spicy Bites of Biryani’ is a well-written fiction, a bit different from the usual college romances. It is matured, it is humorous, it is witty, and it will definitely make you laugh. I loved the extent of detailing Ashwina has done. Be it the clothes, or the food, or the surroundings or the mood, the authoress has detailed them to the perfection. I also loved the way she has portrayed Aditi's character, showing various layers. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> She is sweet, she is bubbly, she is outspoken, she is adorable, she is bold, she is innocent, she is caring, she is dumb at times, she is protective, she is cooperative, she is friendly, and she has shades of fragility too. Without a doubt, she is my favorite character in the book. The narration is another highlight of the book. Ashwina has a very good control on the language, and I congratulate her for this. The book is lighthearted, and some of the scenes (and lines) will definitely make you smile, or even laugh. There is a scene when Aditi asks Sanjay if he will wear anything she buys for him, and conducts marriage as per her own choice. To this, Sanjay agrees, with a fear that she might buy a green colored </span><i style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Shervani</i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">, with belly dancers shaking their hip at the wedding </span><i style="font-size: 13.5pt;">mandap</i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">. And then there is a scene, when Aditi is afraid that someone will rape her, but she thinks that she is not even dressed for the occasion to provoke anyone to rape her! And one of my favorites was –when Sanjay tells Aditi that he was imagining her in a monster truck(because Aditi owns a small car). To this, Aditi sadly mutters, “Most men imagine women in lingerie!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The book starts off very slowly, with too many characters thrown-off instantly, and a reader may feel confused. The book takes time to grow, and picks up after Aditi and Sanjay decides their relationship rules. Apart from Aditi, I personally felt that rest of the characters were under-developed, especially Mayank and Jayshree. There are moments when the reader misses them in the story. Continuous reference to sex was also a put-off, and reminded me of earlier days of Durjoy Datta. The first kiss scene between the lead couple is always important. Somehow, the first kiss scene in this book failed to ignite any spark, though the romance scenes in the later part of the book are much better. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Although, the authoress has successfully thrown the humorous quotient; the story somehow fails to grow in the reader’s mind. The story moves at a single pace, which is neither too exciting, and nor too boring. But, the major negative, which I personally felt,was the predictable story line and uninteresting climax.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">On the whole, Ashwina Garg’s ‘Spicy Bitesof Biryani’ is a good and impressive debut attempt. It is well written, well narrated story (ignoring a few editing flaws), and is humorous in parts. It is different from the usual college romances, but still remains predictable. I had actually planned to give it a bit higher rating, but the climax spoiled the fun, for me.I am going with <b><u>3.25 out of 5 stars </u></b> for Ashwina Garg’s ‘Spicy Bites of Biryani.’ When most debut authors are writing college-love-breakup-boring stories, Ashwina has delivered something different - a lighthearted, humorous and witty story. I will definitely buy her next book, for sure!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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